- Aikido is a Japanese martial art that teaches you how to blend with an attack and redirect the force somewhere else.
- Kyusho is the study of weak points (or pressure points) on the human body, and we are one of the leading schools in the UK.
Lone Pine Ryu has been evolving for over 30 years, driven by our principal instructor Ray Panter. Ray has a huge amount of real world experience and never loses sight of the need for methods that are practical and relevant today. The result is a core set of incredibly effective techniques that you can learn relatively quickly and then spend a lifetime mastering (if you want to).
A school should also study traditional Japanese weapons and we are fortunate to have Kevin Harris as an instructor. Kevin has been studying for over 25 years and teaches a range of weapons including ken-jutsu (sword) and jo (wooden staff) that will be familiar to anyone who has studied Aikido before.
Anybody can learn our art. If you are a complete beginner we'll teach you everything you need to know from the ground up. If you've been training for years then we can help to add depth and subtlety to your existing knowledge.
Our school is relaxed and informal - a refuge from the pace and pressure of everyday living. We have no rank, no grading, no coloured belts and no egos - we're a group of people meeting weekly to study and help each other progress. Everyone is a student and everyone is a teacher.
You are very welcome to come and join us on the mats.
